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basilar

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Etymology

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Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) +‎ -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) +‎ -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).

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basilar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
  2. Lower, inferior, base.
    • 1883, Henry Ward Beecher, “What is the Bible?”, in Plymouth Pulpit: A Weekly Publication of Sermons Preached by Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church Brooklyn‎[1], volume 6, number 17, page 343:
      […] that which he has in common with the lion, the cow and the horse—namely, the basilar instincts and appetites that in the animal creation constitute the whole.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French basilaire.[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lar

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basilar m or f (plural basilares, comparable)

  1. basic
    Synonyms: básico, basal

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  1. ^ “basilar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “basilar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basiˈlaɾ/ [ba.siˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ba‧si‧lar

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basilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural basilares)

  1. basilar
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